Chapter: 1810
Don't try to be a hero.
The Ito family not only tops Japan's financial conglomerates but also the top power in Japan's underground world.
There are three major underground organizations in Japan, with the Yamaguchi-gumi ranked first and the Ito family ranked second.
The underground world is a dog-eat-dog world where survival is key, and the most important thing is to maintain strength.
For those involved in the underground world, sometimes it's not about being ruthless but rather the survival principle forcing them to be tough.
If you always hit back at someone who hits you, you'll dare to fight anyone's principles, and over time, no one will dare to provoke you again.
But if you let someone hit you once without hitting back and instead swallow your anger and feel defeated, from that day on, everyone in this world can take advantage of you.
Moreover, in this world where one has to survive, there's another extremely important principle: you can't rely on external forces to resolve problems.
If someone involved in Japan's underground world goes to the police and courts for help, that person will immediately be shunned by the entire underground community.
So, Ito Hiroshi said something like this, too, and couldn't pursue a legal solution to get back his 4.5 billion dollars from Xiao Chen; he had to let Xiao Chen hand over the money without any conditions back to the Ito family's account.
Therefore, he gritted his teeth and said, "There are only two possible solutions to this problem: one is for that person, Xiao Chen, to just give me back the money and keep it a secret; the other is to kill him directly!"
Tanaka Koji hesitated and said, "I'm worried that Mr. Xiao won't agree with your request."
Ito Hiroshi snorted coldly, "Not agree? Then we'll choose the second option: kill him!"
Although Tanaka Koji didn't know how powerful Xiao Chen was, he felt that Xiao Chen wasn't an ordinary person.
Moreover, Xiao Chen wasn't just strong in terms of power; his key skills seemed to be very formidable, otherwise, Ichiro Yamashita wouldn't have given away 90% of Lin Pharmaceutical's shares to him.
So, he thought it would be best for Ito Hiroshi to avoid any conflict with Xiao Chen as much as possible; otherwise, it might lead to a huge mess.
Therefore, he quickly changed the subject and said, "Mr. Ito, I think you should forget about this 4.5 billion dollars from Lin Pharmaceutical for now - the money will definitely come back eventually, either early or late - don't forget that people from the Chinese Yanzheng Su family are coming to visit in two days!"
Ito Hiroshi furrowed his brows, "Has Su Family given us a specific date yet?"
"No." Tanaka Koji replied. "They said they're coming at any time, since they're using private jets and can fly whenever they want."
As he spoke, Tanaka Koji cautioned again, "Chairman, this time Su Family's visit is not just about us; the Takahashi family has been keeping an eye on them too. I heard that Su Family wants to choose one of us as their partner this time, so we mustn't make any moves outside our circle!"
Ito Hiroshi clenched his teeth and nodded, "Since it's like that, I'll let Xiao Chen be for now. You keep a close eye on him. If he doesn't leave Japan for the next few days, I won't bother with him yet. Let's focus on Su Family's cooperation first!"
Ito Hiroshi thought about cooperating with Su Family and his expression turned somewhat melancholic.
As he sat in the car, he let out a long sigh and lamented, "Tanaka Koji, over the past decade, our Japanese economy has been developing at a relatively slow pace..."
Tanaka Koji hastily asked, "Chairman, why did Japan's development speed slow down after the war? We used to be ahead of the global average for decades..."
"Ito Hiroshi thoughtfully said, 'There are many reasons why Japan's economic development has slowed down. First of all, it's because Japan itself lacks natural resources and land; secondly, it's because Japan hasn't made significant innovations in fields like the internet and high-tech technology......'" JrNovels.com